Which would make a good and light walk-about lens?

[tootboink]

Tootboink, there's infinity focus on the prime. When i'm lazy, i will turn to infinity and use it like a point and shoot. Super sharp too. hahahaha... autofocus is always nice. Manual is a lot more satisfying, especially when focus, exposure, and composition is spot on. At times, it's the focal length at work. Turn your kit lens to 50mm so that everything is equal and you'll find that IQ difference is similar.

Elavan, i already looked like an idiot trying to focus on a bee manually. :bsmilie: I'm going to find a very BIG housefly to win that competition, if there's one. ;p

i agree manual is satisfying.. and a lot of hard work to start with! haha. how come at infinity you can use it as a point and shoot? won't everything need focusing? is it only for scenery and objects outside the focal length?

 

[kob3bryant]

Hi

I have yet to own any dslr,consider to get a kx

any wide angle to recommend? my current PnS fuji f100d offer 28mm only,kinda like the 24mm wide

pls share the price tag also

 

[pinholecam]

Hi

I have yet to own any dslr,consider to get a kx

any wide angle to recommend? my current PnS fuji f100d offer 28mm only,kinda like the 24mm wide

pls share the price tag also

A UWA would be the Sigma 10-20 or the Pentax 12-24mm (~$950)

 

[kob3bryant]

A UWA would be the Sigma 10-20 or the Pentax 12-24mm (~$950)

wow:bigeyes: 18mm wide damn nice to owe
but the price tag:sweat:

by the way,950 is the approx price for either sigma or pentax?
just curious,all the lens on sell in the forum,how to mount it to kx?with adapter or?any info to share on this


p/s: that day when i was in BP,the sales man showed me th 40mm 2.8 ltd edition,price at rm2040 then he yield for staff price for me at rm1440.the build is damn solid, like a craft hand:think:

 

[pinholecam]

wow:bigeyes: 18mm wide damn nice to owe
but the price tag:sweat:

by the way,950 is the approx price for either sigma or pentax?
just curious,all the lens on sell in the forum,how to mount it to kx?with adapter or?any info to share on this


p/s: that day when i was in BP,the sales man showed me th 40mm 2.8 ltd edition,price at rm2040 then he yield for staff price for me at rm1440.the build is damn solid, like a craft hand:think:

Pentax Price list is here
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=534146

Pentax 12-24 ~$1065


Sigma 10-20mm ~$950


If the lenses are K mount. Just mount to the Pentax camera. No need for adapters.

I wouldn't trust someone who can cut almost 1/2 of the price he quoted at 1st offering

 

[sebianos]

i agree manual is satisfying.. and a lot of hard work to start with! haha. how come at infinity you can use it as a point and shoot? won't everything need focusing? is it only for scenery and objects outside the focal length?

Use infinity when you want to shoot landscape and scenery. Very easy to do, anything beyond a certain focal distance - do not need focusing, ie. use infinity. :bsmilie: So you're right

 

[sebianos]

A UWA would be the Sigma 10-20 or the Pentax 12-24mm (~$950)

Wow... :bigeyes: The lens cost the same as the kx.

 

[banana0ne]

wow:bigeyes: 18mm wide damn nice to owe
but the price tag:sweat:

by the way,950 is the approx price for either sigma or pentax?
just curious,all the lens on sell in the forum,how to mount it to kx?with adapter or?any info to share on this


p/s: that day when i was in BP,the sales man showed me th 40mm 2.8 ltd edition,price at rm2040 then he yield for staff price for me at rm1440.the build is damn solid, like a craft hand:think:

KOBE, Pentax have so many limiteds to drool on, if I could have so much money, I would buy 'em all. but unfortunately I have none. :cry: . built quality never been seen for most brands nowadays, That's why I went pentax.

BTW, sigma 10-20 cost around 950. Pentax 12-24 around 1k or more since Pentax lenses price rose these past few months.

 

[creampuff]

Why even recommend an ultrawide to a newbie moving up from a point and shoot camera and who hasn't even used a DSLR before?
Budget will always be an issue for a first time user, what more knowing how to use the camera and knowing what it is capable of.

 

[scorpioh]

Wow... :bigeyes: The lens cost the same as the kx.

It wouldn't be too long before you'll accept the fact that good lenses should alway cost more than the body. Ha.

 

[banana0ne]

Why even recommend an ultrawide to a newbie moving up from a point and shoot camera and who hasn't even used a DSLR before?
Budget will always be an issue for a first time user, what more knowing how to use the camera and knowing what it is capable of.

I could agree here, 18-55 is wide for me already. at wide end it's already 27mm equivalent, almost the same with the 28mm wide pns he's using.

 

[Baracus]

Why even recommend an ultrawide to a newbie moving up from a point and shoot camera and who hasn't even used a DSLR before?
Budget will always be an issue for a first time user, what more knowing how to use the camera and knowing what it is capable of.

Heed the wise man.

I find it equally perplexing why new DSLR users are intent on replacing their kit lens/lenses when they haven't gotten used to them, all because of constant urging from other "photographers" that the kit lens/lenses provide junk output.

At least the advise to get a nifty fifty is a bit sound, since it exposes cheap and fast primes to the user.

 

[pinholecam]

Why even recommend an ultrawide to a newbie moving up from a point and shoot camera and who hasn't even used a DSLR before?
Budget will always be an issue for a first time user, what more knowing how to use the camera and knowing what it is capable of.

My bad...
He asked about wide angle. Maybe he only meant WIDE and not U-WIDE


To kob3bryant,
Yeah, 18mm cheap cheap only. $70 can buy from bns here or it comes with the Kx + kit lens for ~$950.

 

[aaron80]

I've just gotten my 1st Pentax prime, the FA35mm F2.0 and I love it!

 

[kob3bryant]

I am sorry if there is any misunderstanding

I asked for the suggestion of UWA lens due to a matter of fact that my current PnS 28mm does not enough for me. As i like to take portrait with landscape kind of photo and some times i cannot fit the whole buidling in if i wan to maintain my target portrait in

 

[iFoto]

I've just gotten my 1st Pentax prime, the FA35mm F2.0 and I love it!

Congratulations, I am sure you will definitely like it. It is a good lens, sharp wide open.

 

[pinholecam]

I've just gotten my 1st Pentax prime, the FA35mm F2.0 and I love it!

Congrats! I'm sure it will serve you well.

 

[aaron80]

Thanks bros! Especially to iFoto, thanks for sending me the link of the guy selling the 35mm F2.0. I contacted him and luckily he have not sold it yet so I got the chance to be the new owner. It is really sharp even when wide open.

Congratulations, I am sure you will definitely like it. It is a good lens, sharp wide open.

Congrats! I'm sure it will serve you well.

 

[banana0ne]

Thanks bros! Especially to iFoto, thanks for sending me the link of the guy selling the 35mm F2.0. I contacted him and luckily he have not sold it yet so I got the chance to be the new owner. It is really sharp even when wide open.

congrats for the FA35 f2.0, I am loving mine as well.

 

[kob3bryant]

My bad...
He asked about wide angle. Maybe he only meant WIDE and not U-WIDE


To kob3bryant,
Yeah, 18mm cheap cheap only. $70 can buy from bns here or it comes with the Kx + kit lens for ~$950.

$70 is for the 18mm lens?:bigeyes:
wat model would it be?since all the senior is talking about the manual focus lens,but i saw the infinity setting of focal length.wat is the relationship between infinity and manual focus?:dunno: